Mi Notebook Air 12.5 vs 13.3 Side by Side Specs Comparison

We have posted an article about key features and specs about Xiaomi laptop known as Mi Notebook Air. Unfortunately, some people told me that they are still confused spotting in which area the discrepancies of those two laptops. We are really sure that you will firstly spot the difference on the size of its display screen. However, there are a numbers of differences between Mi Notebook 13.3″ and 12.5″ including its processor, GPU, as well as memory capacity or RAM. Luckily, a super moderator of MIUI community known as Sepneela has shared a nice side-by-side specs comparison in a readable table. We have modified the table a little bit by formatting the different parts in bold so you can easily spot in which parts these two laptops are different.

Mi Notebook Air 12.5″

Mi Notebook Air 13.3″

Display
Screen Size – 12.5″	Screen Size – 13.3″
Disply Size – 276.5mm x 155.6mm	Disply Size – 293.76mm x 165.24mm
Ultra-narow Border – 5.71mm	Ultra-narow Border – 5.59mm
FHD Full HD Screen	FHD Full HD Screen
Resolution – 1080 x 1920 (176 PPI)	Resolution – 1080 x 1920 (166 PPI)
170′ Wide Angle	170′ Wide Angle
300nit Brightness	300nit Brightness
600:1 Contrast Ratio	800:1 Contrast Ratio
16:9 Widescreen	16:9 Widescreen
NTSC Color Gamut – 50%	NTSC Color Gamut – 72%
Hard Screen,full lamination technology with low reflectivity	Hard Screen,full lamination technology with low reflectivity
Camera
1mp Camera	1mp Camera
1280 x 720 Video calls	1280 x 720 Video calls
Digital Array Microphone	Digital Array Microphone
Processor
Intel Core m3-6Y30 (6th Generation)	Intel Core i5-6200U
Highest frequency 2.2GHz	Highest frequency 2.7GHz
Double Nuclear Power Plant threaded processor	Double Nuclear Power Plant threaded processor
4MB L3 cache	3MB cache
Connectivity
Intel 2×2 Dual WiFi Antenna	Intel 2×2 Dual WiFi Antenna
2.4GHz, 5GHz Dual Band	2.4GHz, 5GHz Dual Band
802.11ac protocal (Compatible with 802.11 b/g/g)	802.11ac protocal (Compatible with 802.11 b/g/g)
Max speed upto 867Mbps	Max speed upto 867Mbps
Bluetooth 4.1	Bluetooth 4.1
RAM
4GB LPDDR3 1866MHz	8GB DDR4 2133MHz (compared to 15% faster DDR3, 5 to 10% lower power consumption)
Hard disk
128G SATA SSD	256GB PCIe × 4 NVMe SSD
Maximum read speed of 535MB / s	Maximum read speed of 1.5GB / s
reserved SSD card, an additional expansion of hard drive capacity	reserved SSD card, an additional expansion of hard drive capacity
support mobile hard disk read and write	support mobile hard disk read and write
Graphics and Video Output
Intel® HD Graphics 515 integrated graphics	NVIDIA GeForce 940MX graphics card 1G GDDR5 memory, frequency 5GHz
Support three-screen display and dual 4K video playback – can connect two 4K resolution display, full HD notebook display, three-screen display different content.	Support three-screen display and dual 4K video playback – can connect two 4K resolution display, full HD notebook display, three-screen display different content.
USB-C and HDMI video output – Support 1080p resolution (up to 60Hz) ,Supports 4K resolution (30Hz)	USB-C and HDMI video output – Support 1080p resolution (up to 60Hz) ,Supports 4K resolution (30Hz)
Audio Frequency
Realtek ALC233 AKG Customised dual speaker Professional speaker, super power 1Wx2	Realtek ALC255 AKG Customised dual speaker Professional speaker, super power 2Wx2
Dolby Audio ™ Premium Dolby sound – Advanced Edition Surround sound supports computer and headphones 24Khz, 48KHz audio playback Support headset with a microphone and remote control function (except Apple headphones)	Dolby Audio ™ Premium Dolby sound – Advanced Edition Surround sound supports computer and headphones 24Khz, 48KHz audio playback Support headset with a microphone and remote control function (except Apple headphones)
Battery Power
37 watts (typ) thin battery	40 watts (typ) thin battery
USB Type-C fast charging 50% charge in 30 minutes	USB Type-C fast charging 50% charge in 30 minutes
Online video playback 9.5 hours	Online video playback 8 hours
local video playback 7.5 hours	local video playback 7.5 hours
Web browsing 7.5 hours	Web browsing 7.5 hours
Peripheral Interface
USB Type-C – 5Gb/s transfer rate	USB Type-C – 5Gb/s transfer rate
1 x USB 3.0 Port, 1.5Gb/s transmission speed	2 x USB 3.0 Port, 2.5Gb/s transmission speed
1 x HDMI Port	1 x HDMI Port
3.5mm Headphone Microphone Jack	3.5mm Headphone Microphone Jack
Size & Weight
Length: 292mm,Width: 202mm, thin: 12.9mm, Light: 1.07kg	Length: 309.6mm, Width: 210.9mm, thin:12.9mm, Light: 1.28kg
All Metal Body	All Metal Body
120′ Opening & Closing	120′ Opening & Closing
Keyboard &Touchpad
Full size backlit keyboard,1.3mm key way	Full size backlit keyboard,1.3mm key way
Supports multi finger gesture function	Supports multi finger gesture function
Operating System
Pre-Installed Windows 10 Home Edition(10 seconds to ON,2 seconds to wake)	Pre-Installed Windows 10 Home Edition(10 seconds to ON,2 seconds to wake)
Supports Mi Cloud Synchronization	Supports Mi Cloud Synchronization
Mi Band 2 unlocking	Mi Band 2 unlocking
Color
Gold and Silver	Gold and Silver
Price
3499 Yuan	4999 Yuan

Have you bough one? Initially these laptops will be sold on August 2nd, 2016.

UPDATE (August 17th, 2016)

Mi Notebook Air is finally available globally via online stores like GearBest. I’ve found the 12-inch variant available for preorder since August 11th with limited quantity. Interested? You can now have Mi Notebook Air earlier than anyone else in your country by purchasing it on GearBest.

Here’s a nice video short-reviewing the item: